Summary
Marcel Tinner is a pragmatic software engineer with 11 years of experience building resilient front- and back-end systems for insurance, public media and enterprise clients across Switzerland. He specializes in TypeScript, React, Angular and Kotlin, and has a strong track record modernizing monorepos, migrating apps to the cloud, and introducing robust testing (Jest, Playwright, JUnit/Cucumber) and CI/CD pipelines. As a freelancer and technical lead he has driven high-impact projects—such as digitizing end-to-end insurance sales workflows and re-architecting SRF’s Mediathek for multi-region, accessible server-side rendering. His background combines a BSc in Computer Science and an advanced certificate in Front End Engineering with hands-on industrial automation experience, which shows in his systems-thinking approach to reliability and performance. Marcel also mentors junior engineers and has supported academic programs as MAS assistant, reflecting a commitment to knowledge transfer beyond delivery. Based in Wetzikon (ZH), he blends pragmatic engineering with a focus on long-term maintainability and scalable architectures.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Apprenticeship, Automation Technician, Apprenticeship, Automation Technician at Bildungszentrum Uster
Certificate of Advanced Studies, Front End Engineering, 5.5, Certificate of Advanced Studies, Front End Engineering, 5.5 at HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil
Einführung in C# und .Net, Einführung in C# und .Net at Höhere Fachschule Uster
Zulassungsstudium, Zulassungsstudium at Juventus Schulen Zürich